Electrically-driven elevating mechanism for barrel-recoil guns.



J. KRONE, G. SICHELLE & H. SUNDHAUSSEN. BLBGTMGALLY DRIVBN BLEVATING MEGHANISM PoR BARREL BEGOIL GUNS.

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, APPLICATION FILED MAY 6. 1908.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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, J., KRNE, G. A. SCHOELLER LVH. S'UNDHAUSSEN. ELBGTRIGALLY DRIVBN ELEVATING. MBOHANISM PoR BARREL'RBGOILGUNS. 932,030

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6. 1908.

Patented Aug. 24. 1909.

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l J. KRONE, G. A. SGHOELLBR sz-VH. SUNDHAUSSEN. BLEGTBIGALLY DRIVEN ELEVATING MECEANISM FOR BARREL REGOIL GUNS.

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Patented Aug. 24. 1909.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6. 1908.

' J. KRONE, G. A. SCHOELLER & H. SUNDH/AUSSEN. i ELEGTRIGALLY'DRWBN ELEVATING MBGHANISM POR BARREL REGoIL GUNS. 932,030.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 6, 1908.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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V Toailt'w/wm 'it may concern:

mum,v AND HERMANN SUNDHAU SEN; oF BREDENEY, GERMANY, AssmNoRs 'ro FRIED.

' nur? AKrmN'eEsELpscHArr, or 'ESSEN-oN-THmUHB.- GERMANY.

ELEoTRALLY-DRIVEN ELEVATING MECHANISM'FQR BARREL-'macon GUNS.

Be it known that. We, OHANNES KoNE,

lresiding v at Essen-on-thc-Ruhr, lGermany,V

'GUs'rAv A.' SCI-IOELLER, residing at lvllhe'ini'- `on-tl1e-R uhr, Germanyl and HERMANN Simo- Hermsen; residing at Bredeney, Germany,

I allv .subjects of the Emperor of Germany.

have invented'a certain newr and useful Imi provenienti in 'Electrically-Driven Eleyating Mechanism for vBarreLRecoil Guns7 of which the following'is a specification.

,'The' subject of the piesent. invention isan electrically 'driven elevating mechanism de .slfmed for barrel recoilguns, through, means il: which a gun barrel may be transferred,Y

'automatically, from the firing to the loading position; and vice versa.

.- "i vinvention s'shoWn Figure 1v shows a-sideview, vpartly in vsec- I'. the drawing, one embodiment .of the. schematically by way of illustration. A

l tioriofthose parte of abarrel "recoil'gun which 'are' concerned withA the invention, to-

geth'er with'rthe assembled diagram. Figs.` 2 to'.5 are Views corresponding -to F.ig. 1, with portions of thediagram. Y

. The gun barrel 'A` is slidingly mounted in,

'thecradle B'.

.'mdium'lof'horizontal trunnionslof whichv t. 3l)

' 'the'arriage' body C. Upon-the'trunnon b1' The-latter reststhrough the one' only'v (ibl) is shown'in thedrawing, upon is'swinginglyfarranged an' index hand 'D.

thefihe'cliumfof a worm e? and' a Worm'wheel meshing: therewitln. the index: liandytogether `Witlra'n. arm. d1,.can'be swung about vthe axis 'as-21 markerbz rigidly, connected with the vide-2l' With s'pcicauon of Leners Patent. Patented Aug. 24, ieee. Applioatfohle'nw 6, 1 9oa. -seria1-No.=4a1,20o.

motor G' acting through the medium-oa Worm gear'. For the-sake of perspicuity.' the motor G is reproduced in the controller diagram. shown in Fig.1 .,therei.fz between each pair of Contact rails b* b5, and b 67, and with slight play, atriangula'r Contact piece cl2 or. c2. The' contact piece Il? rests uponl the 'arm all, IWhile the Contact piece c'-y is a-iff'aiigecl"u'ponvthe carre'ge body C. The, Contact pieces 25.care'-a'1ranged in' insulated boxes, in

lith the parts 1n the, positions which they stand under spring'. pressurewith f 'freedom to swing ebouttlhe axis Se 'or'c Arrangednear 'the spaces between the coni" tact rai'ls'bj1 b5, and 127,' sndmounteilupon the'. carrier' 63,' are electrical speri; blowers be, bio: Y-

'@onnectedwith the-handj cra'nl'ry H ofthe breech closure', 'is' a controllerx lever/i1, which in' the closed position of the breech,v makes electrical contact,through the inediuf a) Contact piece, with two contacts al, c located upon the breech end of the gunnbarrelek. By turning the crank H', twoadditional contact pieces slide "with the controller .lever'h over two pai-r of Contact' raf'ilsfas,1 di which A'are likewise' arranged upon tlie'hrelzend "iso ofthe gun barrel'. 'Upon the breech iedof r the unbarrel is 'furthermore' provideda \con t ct piece a5, which at the 'time oil recoil of the gun barrel, contacts with the 'conta'e't piece b yieldingly mounted' upoi'i the-cradle '13. Finally there' mountedv 'upon the 'Tivofelectromagiietic relays are enibolierlf" vbreech end of the gun barre-1,' an electro'niag`- I '.neti'c 'firing device J provided" Withfa"v pot i er? io ni'nniture 5t,

2o thetriangulaif Contacts c nucl (lf.

Vnhore-mentioned otono burn, are :illu-.rigged electromagnets n which are designed to nrreetvibration when the: relaiY junio@ to the intermediate pooition.

5 rthe Second relay consists ot the windingr Q andthe :irniutuie R with a crous ha i' upon whichfare niountetl the insulated eontactf pieeen 1', r9, 7', r, r, 9", VT. These oontnot pieces touch, aeetn't'linfY to theposit'ion of the either the liteit contnot pieces W7 3, www, ,111 w11', or fixed Contact pieces T115` gill? [112i: 71167 '1117, l

The several parts are eloeti'ienlly con nee-teil with a souri-e ol' euriout' St ffl anil iilwith one another in the following` manner:

The spzirk plugs 71", f are eonnef-teit in at ries with the uouiee il" hy the eoni'lnetoi's l, i2, il, Il, being,l thus eonotant ly nati i'e. I'roln the oondlwtonl, ooncluctoi-S 5 unil ti lend to From the ,eomlnetor-l aldo lentls a eont'tuetor i' to the eontncl. pit-ee /i which through a conductor S stanils in connection with the eontatt pieta: fr ot the relayv arnnltuie I. The Contact rails b4. are connut-,tml hy wires t.) anti lt),

oneh with one rail of the pnii' of rails u, (rit. From the other rail oit this junit', conductors lt and l2 leatl to the Contact pieces r und 7'. The Contact ails b and b are conlwneoted through wires i3 and it with the Contact pieces 12, in* ot the rohr,T arinnture R. The Contact pit-oo of toilneoteil with the winding z of the tiringrlnngnot J. The uhuliuitg4 i" `iS connected throug'li tlie cou- 5 dttljtor l5 with the (Contact piece yr oi the relay al'utature P. ln the eouduetoi .l5 is introduced a switch 'll ifnoin the eontact i pieces f1 lentls :i :oniluetor it to theI contact b, The contuct fr i s count-:elett through 40 eoniiluetor il T with the uinc'ling Q; the lutter in, through eoinluetom t8, 1U, connected with the( contact n" auil with the polo S of the eltct'iival sourt'e. ll'ith the pole tf# are 'tui'- ther eouneeteil hy ('ontlueto.' all), the vontuot:I

A15 of anni p" :unl with the polo ti", through conductors Lil :unl 22, thil windings l autl lli, :is well as thii Contact'. wf. lfronl the other entls of thtx winnings l( antl M, the con- "VT, is ronuoeterl with tht` elei'ti'ienl ouwe bl' l wirr 2i', leali to the eoutai't [luren if', "3 )in mon ns the pointez' l) in' envuugthrough 5 the ineiliuru ol the hanil wheel lfl,`out ofthe un electric ein-uit.

]' osillion of rent given in Fig. l, Whioh co1u responds with the horizontal position or the loading position ot the gun barrel., the conaet piece il: ou the arm d1 which follows the movement olf the pointer D, first bears upon the ruil o", (Fig. 2). In the further course of the inoveinent of tliepointer D, Contact piece d* turns upon its own axis da and slides on the rail b5. This closes a cirieuit; S+ -lM-tl-rl-wbTWlO-c-AQMW77 4" ^`+-24vi\i-i22LMS, which-causes the armature l to he attracted by the Winding M. 'this closes a new oireuit S-`0--p1--p" tl-nt--ptmpl-25mtl-Sit The motoi (il, whose field winding g1 is constantly fed troni the souree trl* t5, thereby short crouiting the resistance V through the oonl'aet pieces w1, fr", 111, now. begins to turn. in :so (loing, the-inoto12swings the carrier bl* through the medium of the toothed Wheel F antl the gearing (1S, and with this carrier the emilie 1S und the gun barrel A, about the axisy olf vthe truunions, in the direction of the nii'ow u; (Fig, 2) until the Contact; piece d2 again springs into the vsplice between the rails o* and L5. The development ot' the' jnlnp Spunk between the Contact pieces l2 and the rail b5 is prevented by the Spark hlower o" so that the circuit of the relay winding- M will be interrupted with safety a soon as the Contact; between (Z2 and b5 censos. Yln consequence of this, the Winding )il release@4 the :uinnture l which jumps to the intermediate position under the influence olf the sp1-ing located between the cross bars ot the armatures l and N (Fig. il). By this, tho :n 'nlatn-i'e tl of the electric: motor, will be immediately out: ott from the source S* S,

and short eireuiled by the eleeti'fn'mgnets nl. The winding of the elerl'trounngnets n will now he energized hy the Counteif-eleotro intuire torno ot the motor armature Gund the magnets htrongly attracted, so that any `fluatiou `oli the arinntuie l? is`1'neve1itml. At the end of the nhove e'leserihetl progres-` sion, the pointer o on the Ciulle il Stands exactly opposite that niark upon the 4jjfi'noluatetl nro 1* to which tho pointer l) is :idd instell. The gun barrel has thus attained the elevation eorrespoiufiing to the nfljllsitinoutv ot the pointer l).

The eoutarrt piece o* nioullted upon carriage hoily'tl has contacted (hiring ahove ilwvrihml movement oiE the Currier o, with the rail 7o auffl yhy this Contact, rotated nhout the axia fr", without thereby closing Il v the movement of the.

the the l artnnturo l to the iuiihlle positioin the con tacto n, jf. are nuule to touch, so that, ina

unich as with the hi'eeeh'` closed the von- Frou! tho etal ol' the i'oiutunte V.

to noon au the Switch net J i'senergized and the' gun is fired. If the switch T -has' already been closed before the ending of' the movement of the gun barreh, then' the 'gun will be' fired entonmtically7 the instantgthe gun has attained the desired'position. At thisI moment the relay armntu'e'- Pf springs to the middle position, whereby the contcts m-\,/5, ofthe firing circiiit'ure ose . simultaneously'c df vAfter tiring,- the gun barrel' recoilsin the-cradle B, compare. Fig. .4: A Iii-thisfigure. the gun barrel is at e higlr-elevtion-theln 'in FigB." At the time 1 of recoil ofQth'egun barrel, the contact piece a@ comes' into'contact with the Contact b of J f--S 'thus-eansing-the relay-armature Rto' be` a` ttracted But since-5,35 above sctforth, .L vth'eQontaCtJ- piece@2 has beenbrought into' The" electricmotor lthen E'rotates thegini in a contrary directiont-li'e medllm of thertoothedwheel F and vthe gearing -b f The earner' 5b?- and the Aeonthus'moved in thev direetion-offthe a-rrowjl/ f 4to@energize tlie wiiidingsQ, and vThe enthesewindingscauses the 'firme- 'rd to befattracted' )By this, .a

'heleontact-of-ftheptwo contacten@ 'and b fb iight'togethferbyfthe recoil.'v` *This iii-, 1A K.' gunflmrrel -will liaviefthenrattamed -tlehoriz'ontal position` again, that is to ssy,1it the-,lotrdifigposition;Y The formationbf sparks diie to the passage of the 'contact Q2 from therfiil-b7 is prevented by th'e spark blower blo. The winding Kreleases the armature-N, as soonlas itis de 'nf ergized and-tlie-letter then springs into the- 7o middle' ositionv and c uts' o l the motor arma'- valso causes the sinn lltflneous interruptionof the circuit which includes the relay winding Q, softhatthe armature R will-be released. 75

^ 4By transferring the gun' berrelpA.v into the loading position, the 'Contact ieee-d2 .will 'again rest upon 'the Contact r'a' fb, since the carrier'bi follows the movement-of the gun barrel land' the armfdl 'with the pointerv D *so remainsl fixed in the-'original position' cor- "respondi (to the desired* elevation-of the gun b'arre L' If now, `following vthe lending "of the gun, the breech is gainclosed, first the railsofthe contaet pairsas and a* and 85 ,f-then the cottipiee'es Q1 `mid a,2 'v5/ill be elec trically connected Vloy the Vswitch l'ever h1 connectedto lthe c1-ank -By closing the' Contact'athereiwilk'egainbe established as before, 'the circuit St-sl-dgifbfs--JOF 9 0 -m- 12- -1.'-7-qeffQe-M-see-maeg A'the relay'armoture P'wil'lfbe ttljacted,iend Athe eircuitof the motor avrmlttu'rewill be thereby closed. The motor 'will then trans fer the gnnfbarrel again into the position of 9 5- eleration;corresponding-to the setting ofthe pointer-.lll-

Should the'pointer .be shifted upward from .the intermediate position designated and b5 and the 'relay'circuit will be broken; fthe armature N Asprings intothe middle po- 11 sitiom-:breaking the motor. armature circuit j alnd simultneouslyzclosingthe firing cirture G rom the electrical sotn'ce SSZ This 'Y n @met rail, be Se that 'there-is closed the `lievinglthus:described-.our invention, the'=1' 0`0' n 'ith following is what. we claim :is new' therein, and tleeire to secure by Lettere lllaient:

l, ln an electrically driven elevating .mechanism for breechloading barrel-recoil guns, an electric motor for moving the gun barrel to the loading` anti firing punitions; and circuits for controlling the motor, one of :said circiiits being provided with n1 rane adapting it to be closed by the recoil-nieve int-nt oi' the gun barrel, and another el Saiiil i breaking the motor cirenit. l

3. In anV `electrically driven elevating4 mechanism for breeelvloatlmg barrel recoil 1111s, an electric motor for moving. the gun arrel to the loadingjancl"tiring-positions, having its; .circuit `einen@ by' a! movement of the @un harrellfco sediment-upon hiring ariel 4 1 .by the closure otf-thefireeeh; thernotor cir? cuit being nia'de upv innert bygfeonducting rails and ehrhnof contacts located reepeen` tively npon lixesilJ and moving parte el the gun, sind located to canseA the contacts to leave the rails when the gun reaches loadingposition but return thereto when. 'the gun leaves the loading;r position.

l. .ln an electrically firiven elevating mechanism for breech-loading barrel recoil guns, an eleelrie motor for moving the gun barrel to the hauling :intl iii-ing poaitione. having its circuit closed by a movement ot' the gan barrel consequent upon tiring, and by the closure oit the breeeli; the motor eirenit being made up in part by conducting" rails and sliding contacts located reepee tively upon lixed and moving parte of the gun, and located te canse the contacts to leave the rails when the Inn reaches loatl ing ]]iosiion but return thereto when the gan eaves the loading' position; the motor having independent circuits for calming it t0 rotate in opposite direetioney and the eireuit through which it ie caused to rotate in the direction of returning the gun barrel to loathingposition being controlled by a relay, the circuit of which embraces as a eon l stituent part, the sliding contacts aforesaid.

In an electrically driven elevating mechanism for barrel recoil guns, the eon1- binatien of the motor rotatingA in one directien to transfer the gno to firing position and in the other direction to transfer it to loadingr position, intlepemlent circuits through which the respective. rotations of controlling the eirijenit thrmlnh nennen a nieto." circuit arrangiert realice, tineil ant! morini; parte el the non.l ont olE contact when the giurie in loathing; 'no il:u hilt in contare when the fan in c .i nl loarliniin positiony a [loable relay f -mitioll f the circuit through which the Inotoi anni lare rotated to retin-n the gan to liril ijioeiiion, anti a cireni't eontrollinn; eaiil re il; lay which. int-hides the sliding contacten tl. ln an electrically driven mechanism for barrel recoil. f gnne A hination of the motor rotating in or directions; to trane'lfer the inn le livin tion and to liiiailinii; pon .7 inch anni circuits through which the realice'. tions of the armatore are indue" `Hill motor armature is rotated in the dit to return the gan barrel to loailinig a circuit through which eairl relay i` gizell, anfl contacte controlling; the rela cuit. which are brought together lyd tl Ww coil et the gan bairel. no

7. In an electrically driven elet'atn'm;

mechanism for barrel recoil gana the eeinnbifv nation el the motor rotating,r in opi; one iliroeM tieni-g to transiter lhe gon to til-ini; anni loaili no positions, the indepencleni', circuiti lhronmh 5::1

vWhicl'l the motor armature is cannoli te lo tate in the resi .ctive direetiona, a relay con trolling the eircnit-tln'oogjh ieh the ai i ture is rotated, in the' direction to r. the gan, to hunting n uiition, a ffii-mii mi Selci lrelay which. ie eloeefl by the recoil ol the man, a Second relay heldin; the l relay eirruit eloeeil sitter it f i the r'recoil7 and sliding eonlao c nimznlefi epeotirely upon tired. anti inovinii ,nuria ci ma the nalin controlling the circoli',"nl will eeconrl relay and arranged to he mi-alot! when the gno reaeheelozitlingi; poeitinn wlwia by said seeonrl relay and the tiret. relay are nleiinergizetl :intl the current .i lpiiilieil to the mo'lo arniatnre in interrupted when the inn: .reaches loailiner position.

lfl'n an electrically driven elevating mechanism for barrel recoil gane, the er z nation ot' the electric motor haring il Winding in Slinnifivith the main cire-nit a its armatore suitably connected for tran terrine' the gan between loading anni lirin positions; a resistance coil [irov'ifletl Wi b contact pieces by means ot' 'which it nniy he introduced into series with miti iiolgl intling; and a relay by ineane of 'which eairl series connection between the'reeiatenee and. eldaviinlingg yrnafle when the gun to be returned to loadingr poeition.' Salti r nrn .Ulti movement being thereby caueecl to lin rapid than theielcvating nu 9. ln an electrically mechanism for breech-loa il guns the combination ot i for' moving the gun barrel tofand from ringand loading positions, a suitable circuit i for controlling said motor, the breech openthe breech, a .relay controlling the motor` `circuit and a relay circuit controlled by the switch lever; said Vparts being arranged to ing and closing mechanism ofthe gun,'a switch moving with the opening and closing mechanism of the breech, a relay controlling the motor circuit'and a relay circuit controlled by the switch lever.

l0. In an electrically driven elevating mechanism for barrel recoil guns the combination of the electric motor for moving thc gun barrelv to and from firing and loading positions, a suitable circuit for controlling' said motor, the`breech opening and closing mechanism of the gun, a switch moving with the opening and closingmechamsm of cuit and a relay circuit controlled by the switch lever;v said parts being arranged 'to cause the motor to move the gun to firing Eosition when the breech is closed; said gun eing provided with electrical firing mechianism, and the circuit of said firing `mechanism being broken until the breech is closed. 12. In an electrically driven elevating mechanism for guns, the combination With an electric motor havingits armature suitably connected to transferthe'gun between loading and firing positions and its field Winding in lshunt with the main -circuit through the armature; of a resistance coil provided with suitable contacts whereby it maybe brought into series with said field I winding; and means operated by the movement of the .gun barrel whereby said resistance is thrown out of circuit throughout the Y elevatingmovement of the gun barrel and again brought into series therewith during the return to loading position.

The foregoing specification signed at Dusi sseldorf, Germany, this fourteenth day of March, 1908.

JOHANNES KRONE. GUSTAV A. SCHQELLER. HERIVLALNINT SUNDHAUSSEN.

In presence off- I PETER LIEBER, o WILHELM FLAsonn. 

